Where does “千九百年代” come from?

千九百年代 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 年, from Middle Chinese 年, from Middle Chinese 代.

千九百年代 (Japanese): the 1900's

Definitions

  1. the 1900's

Ancestry of “千九百年代”, step by step

千九百年代 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 年

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese年a year; a grade, a school year; grain,...
2Middle Chinese年—
3Middle Chinese代—

via Japanese 代

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese代substitution; price, cost, charge; shiro, a unit...
Every word from Middle Chinese 代 →Every word from Middle Chinese 年 →Every word from Japanese 年 →